The New Paper, 17 October 1998

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  • Title Section
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    7 1 the new paper SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1998
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Dr M lets fly in Tokyo
      182 2 I have seen CNN showing President Clinton hugging Monica Lewinsky at least 1,000 times already. I think the hugging happened only once. In Malaysia, there were several demonstrations for one or two hours but CNN and CNBC broadcast (the protest footage) on the hour
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      And then says... I may go but policies remain
      383 2 MALAYSIA'S pro-business policies will stay even when he is no longer around. That was the assurance given by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, 72, yesterday. Dr Mahathir, who arrived in Tokyo for a five-day visit yesterday, was speaking to
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      Lock icon Dow up again day after Fed rate cuts
      153 2 Reuters US stocks jumped for the second straight day yesterday, taking the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 leading stocks to its biggest weekly gain ever. It ended up 117.40 points (1.4 per cent) at 8,416.76 after Thursday's stunning 330-point gain (4.1
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      20 2 We would like to wish our Hindu readers a Happy Deepavali. There will be no The New Paper on Monday.
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      49 2 Clarification In the report "Don't see me in court" on Oct 12, readers were told to approach the Marine Parade Community Mediation Centre from 9am to spm on weekdays, and 9am to Ipm on Saturdays. The correct time for weekdays should be 2 to spm, and 6 to 9pm.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Look! No driver
      258 3 Come 2002, the North-East MRTLine (NEL) promises a new experience in train travel. TEO YUN YUN and artist CEL GULAPA offer a sneak preview of the new fleet 0f25 fully-automated trains MORE SPACE The new trains will have six seats fewer than on the existing fleet. This
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      Lock icon Oh-so-brief start to bizarre tug-of-love
      715 4  -  By( Crispina Robert THE tussle for this cute, bouncy, seven-month-old baby girl started with an oh-so-brief and bizarre affair. Her parents met just once, had sex and never saw or contacted each other again. Till Elly, 34, found out she was pregnant and was sure
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      TUG-OF-LOVE
      882 4 HE SAYS: SHE SAYS: She's a 'bad' mum He's a lousy' hubby HE admitted that he wasn't interested in the baby girl. But now, he won't stop talking about what a "bad" mother he thinks Elly would make. Indeed, he believes that if he hadn't taken the baby, the
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      COE overhaul
      232 5 Mir THE Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system is likely to be revamped in time for the May tender next year. With Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) in place, the system needed to be reviewed, said Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan yesterday. A Government Parliamentary Committee will seek the views
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      Lock icon New local tanks on a roll
      64 5 *8- ON TARGETI The first Singapore designed and built infantry fighting vehicle, the Bionix, being put through its paces during a military exercise in Queensland. Troops tested the 12 tanks' cannons and machine guns as they trundled across the rugged terrain. About 4,200 SAF
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        Rent cut plan
        71 5 I MANUFACTURING NEW manufacturing businesses will be given rent cuts by Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) over the next three years. The plan to let them pay 30 per cent of the normal rent in the first year, 50 per cent in the second and 70 per cent
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        Safety blitz
        64 5 FIRES NINE people died and 38 were injured in fires in the first eight months of this year, according to the Singapore Civil Defence Force. Most of the blazes reported occured in homes nearly 10 every day. To address this, Singapore's first annual National Fire Safety Campaign, which
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        Special pass
        58 5 BCURRENCYI STUDENTS and factory workers who commute daily from Malaysia will not have to declare how much currency they are carrying each time they enter and leave Singapore. Malaysia's Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Wong See Wah said they can get a special annual pass by applying at Bank
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        Conman fears
        50 5 )ISAPPEARANCE I A MAGAZINE supplier has not been seen since collecting almost $20,000 from office workers in Bugis Junction over a month ago. The money was for subscriptions and investments in the 51-year-old man's magazine business. He had been supplying the 100 workers with magazines for a year.
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      world Head liners
      74 5 South China Morning Post: Stocks leap 9 per cent ahead of rate cut New Straits Times: Exchange rate control benefits seen Berita Harian Malaysia: Prepared to remove controls Dr M TV 2: Foreign exchange and currency controls will gain international acceptance TV 3: Dr M: The government
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      Falling in with civilians
      147 6 in POCus THE next time the US Marines march boldly into battle, the stomping of their boots may hardly be heard. The US Defence Department is replacing their stiff leather combat boots with what the rest of us have been wearing for years: Hi-tech walking boots.
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      Trouble fears
      65 6 ECONOMY THE US Federal Reserve's interest rate cut which sent stockmarkets around the world soaring yesterday may not be a good thing in the longer term, Wall Street analysts have cautioned. They fear yesterday's gains could be wiped out within days if investors come to believe the cut
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      Irish win
      66 6 L PRIZE TWO rival Irish leaders have won this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Mr John Hume, a Catholic, and Mr David Trimble, a Protestant, helped create the Irish peace accord, ending 30 years of violence. The award was seen as a snub to Mr Gerry Adams, also a
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      Riau relief
      68 6 AID SINGAPORE is sending off the second part of its promised $12 million aid package to Indonesians. More than 140,000 poor families in Riau province, south of Singapore, will get about 25 kg of rice each. It will reach more than 700,000 people, or one in six people
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      US 'a failure'
      67 6 I UNITED NATIONS! The US has let the United Nations down by not meeting its legal commitment and moral obligation, Mr Kofi Annan said on Friday. "It appears that the US will squeak by, paying just enough to avoid losing its vote in the General Assembly," said
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      local Head liners
      53 6 The Straits Times: Fed cuts rates, Asia to benefit The Business Times: Fed cut sparks explosive Asian market rally Lianhe Zaobao: US cuts rates again, bourses worldwide surge Berita Harian: COE system to be revamped RCS morning news: US interest rate cut leads to similar measures elsewhere
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      WHAT'S HUP
      4 6 Tongue CHlek
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      Bond, James Bond.
      82 6 NOT JUST A GOLDEN GUN Quote Wworthy The mos tfamous line in cinema history, according to film crmmfmfd by the Guinness Book of Film. It topped a list of 10 all-time great quotes. A close second: Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      THE HONG LEONG FISHBALL NOODLE CASE
      94 7 HONG Leong Finance sued for possession of a Geylang Bahru fishball noodle stall when the owners, Madam Sim Sai Quek and daughter Tan Gin Huay (right), failed to make a few repayments. But the court granted them an extension. The judge attacked the finance
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      'Can't pay' penally rates may be cut
      323 7 FINANCE companies are reviewing their penalty rates on loan defaults. This comes after a high court decision that an 18 per cent loan default rate "smacks of a penalty". The move also follows discussions with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The authority is
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Back-breaking beauty
      362 9  -  BY Tanya Fong NOT everyone can wear this crystal palace. That's right. It's a costume almost as big as a two-storey house, made of thousands of crystals. Models wearing this crystal costume, created for a summer carnival in Spain two years ago, had to take body-building lessons, especially
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      Hee-y good-looking
      21 10 nuii»niui» I think my features,fSfcJlgir own, are not striking. But if you puWram together, they are not too bad.
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      WORLD WALKING DAY:
      96 11 WORLD Walking Day has been celebrated in other countries since 1992. It will be marked here for the first time as part of the Singapore Sports Council's (SSC) 25th anniversary celebrations. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will flag off the 3 km walk at the National Stadium
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      Walking for her life
      399 11 Twelve thousand walkers will be strutting their stuff on Singapore's first World Walking Day on Sunday. IRENE KEW speaks to one woman who found a new lease of life through the sport HER lungs and heart are held by five metal clips. After a major heart
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Three Tampines robbers caught after brief chase
      444 13  -  By Danny Lim IT wasn't the first time the robbers went to the house. They had asked Mr Abdul Latif Mohammad, 72, for his son who had moved out eight months ago. A few hours later, the two men returned with another friend,
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      Lock icon 'I'm OK. Get the suspect!'
      304 13  -  By] Riana Zakir BOTH legs fractured, Sergeant Neo Thiam Ann lay in the carpark of Block 878 Tampines Avenue 4. He could barely move. Yet, he noticed that the runaway vehicle that hit him was a blue Comfort cab. That was vital, as the only
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      Lock icon A net to trap a 'spider'
      492 14  -  By' Teo Hwee Nak and Danny Lim A WOMAN sobs on a 999 call. Then a man vanishes from one flat, reappears several floors above, and vanishes again. The woman is arrested, and hours later, with safety nets around the block, so is the
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      Win a trip to Santa Land
      143 15 FIND the treasure and you could be saying: "Heigh-ho, off to Santa Land we go!" Join Metro's treasure hunt on Oct 24. The event is to celebrate the opening of the new Metro Woodlands at Causeway Point. The treasure hunters can choose to walk
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      TREASURE AHOY
      69 15 When: Oct 24, Saturday Time: 2 pm to 5.30 pm How to sign up: Look out for entry forms in The New Paper on Oct 20, or in Berita Harian on Oct 19. Forms are also available at any Metro store and at Wheels for Fun (338C-5, River
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      Lock icon CASH, no. CARD, yes
      418 16  -  AT MARIS STELLA HIGH'S CANTEEN, IT'S By! Tanya Fong ANDREW TEO flashes his card to pay for his $1.80 bak kut teh from the school canteen. It's no platinum credit card, but it gets the Secondary 3 student his lunch anyway. Andrew and his 1,158 schoolmates
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    Lock icon 'Have nots' to blame
    331 17 PARIS RIOTS WORLDTODAY Source: Wire services. TWO sets of youths took to the Paris streets on Thursday. And their different behaviour and values reflected a growing gap between the "haves" and "have-nots". The "haves", about 28,000 high-school students, were there to protest peacefully against lack of
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Titanic star to wed
      160 19 Dreams do come true for Kate Winslet Reuter Titanic star Kate Winslet, the British actress in the hit Hollywood film, is to marry assistant film director Jim Threapleton. Miss Winslet, 23, met Mr Threapleton, 24, a year ago on the set of the movie, Hideous Kinky,
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      Shut up about Clinton
      211 19 US general warns Marines in e-mail A TOP genera] has told Marine Corps officers in an e-mail not to publicly discuss impeaching President Bill Clinton. He warned that they are barred from speaking lowly of the president, who is commander-in-chief of the US military. Last week,
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      IN HOT WATER
      76 19 IN a related case, the Washington Times said the Marines are considering whether to punish a major who publicly called Mr Clinton an "adulterous liar" and "criminal" who should be impeached. Major Shane Sellers said in the Navy Times, a trade publication: "...for all its soap opera
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      159 19 s^* omoti n n 'y* China ,0^ Singapore's First COCA STEAMBOAT brings you its unbeatable offer: Indulge yourselves In our extensive steamboat menu which includes the Japanese favourite Shabu-Shabu. 20% Discount on all Ala-Carte dishes. Special price for our jllpr Lunch Buffet: $U++(adult) $10++(child) Dinner Buffet $22++ (adult) $15+4. (child)
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      1325 20 BEAPARTOFTHE INTERNATIONAL DESIGN WEEK Z> 16-240CT0BER98 International Design Week (IDW) is held in conjunction with the International Vfl Design Forum 98, Southeast Asia's biggest and most established design exhibition I and conference event. 2 t e** rj G W IDW is conceptualised to raise public awareness that design is all
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    Lock icon Banned prof: I stand by what I said
    287 21 THE CASE Prof Winters d I that Mr Ginandjar Kartasasmita, Coordinating fnr minister tot Economy, Financo and Industry, helped push a deal in which a local company purchased shares from US copper mining firm FT Freeport Indonesia. He suggested that Mr Ginandjar,
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    Rules, not karaoke
    69 21 muifmui* To cope with the economic crisis, Asean must adopt Institutions based on rules instead of relying on informal personal ties, said Mr iusuf Wanandi, chairman of the Centre for Strategic and international Studies in Indonesia. Eating dunans together and karaoke are not enough. The informality of
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  • MALAYSIATODAY
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      No tension with Malaysia
      342 22 PRESIDENT ESTRADA'S CONTROVERSIAL MEETING WITH ANWAR'S DAUGHTER Philippine President Joseph Estrada has shrugged off Malaysia's protests over his meeting with a daughter of detained Malaysian former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim. And he has also denied there is any tension between the two countries. "There is no
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      NURUL IZZAH'S TRIP TO MANILA
      155 22 THE trip to the Philippines was Nurul Izzah's own idea. The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported this, adding that her visit had been facilitated by Mr Rafa Lopa, a nephew of former Philippine President Cory Aquino, and head of the Benigno Aquino Foundation. Presidential spokesman Jerry
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      Lock icon KL shootout: Two kids sue police over mother's death
      255 22 Bernama. THEIR mother was shot dead by Malaysian police earlier this month. Now the two young daughters of N Selvamalar, who was allegedly involved in a kidnap case, have filed a suit against the Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Rahim
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    Enough of the big talk
    531 23  -  WORLDTODAY by YVONNE LIM THE British coal miner's son, in his posh suite at the Four Season's Hotel in Singapore, frowned. He wagged his head at the way the world was handling its misfortunes. "It's easy to talk in big words about big things that
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Prince of Love's new princess
      469 26  -  'Drama-filled* relationship between Indian actor Gemini and his new wife BY Jill Lim IT was a whirlwind, passionate, drama-filled relationship, not unlike one of Gemini Ganesan's movies. The 79-year-old Indian actor from Madras known as the "Prince of Love" married his fourth wife, Juliana Andrews,
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      'Saddam of Europe' gets new deadline
      329 26 THE "Saddam of Europe", Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was yesterday given 10 more days to prove to the world he is serious about peace in battle-scarred Kosovo. The new deadline came as troops and tanks were yesterday reported to be moving out of the
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      Lock icon 'Why try to kill me? I'm not practising black magic'
      418 27 MYSTERY KILLINGS IN JAVA A mysterious murder spree In eastern Java seems to have spread to central Java. More than 100 people, mainly alleged black magic practitioners and Muslim religious teachers, have been killed In recent months. And the authorities
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      Lock icon Sorry, love, it's over
      227 28  -  ROMANCE BETWEEN AUSTRALIAN MEDIA HEIR AND SEXY ACTRESS By Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY HE'S rich and famous. She's a beautiful model. And when they became engaged, many in Sydney could not wait for what would be the city's wedding of the year. But now the
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      716 42  -  Preview By The Three Musketeers WHITE SOCKS should step out a much fitter horse after last Sunday's second to Berming Hammer. In that Class 3 Div 1 1,400 m race on a heavy track at Penang, the Mohd Yusoftrained gelding took the lead on settling
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      384 42  -  By Gerard Wong LAST month, he was a national hero after leading his country to a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens tournament. But this week, inspirational New Zealand rugby sevens captain Eric Rush found himself in court. He had to
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      329 43 THE NEW PAPER'S S-League club Jurong FC is in big trouble and may even fold up. The New Paper, together with the club, has launched a campaign to raise $500,000 to help keep Jurong afloat. You can also help... JURONG LIFELINE: WE have set up a Save
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      356 43  -  By Gerard Wong MOST football teams usually celebrate a great win by rewarding their players with a bonus or a big meal. But S-League club Marine Castle United has chosen a novel way to celebrate its 5-1 FA Cup win over Gombak United last
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      Law firm chips in
      304 43 JURONG must not be allowed to fall. If it does, our dreams of making the 2010 World Cup will be shattered. And the S-League will become the laughing stock of our neighbours from across the Causeway. These are the reasons why law firm Alexander Charles Louis
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        63 43 PAUL Gascoigne was talked out of committing suicide by a former Tottenham team mate Paul Stewart, Sky TV reported Stewart claimed Gazza was close to throwing himself off a train. "I talked to him on his mobile phone while he was on the train." He added: "I was
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        62 43 NEWCASTLE United's French international striker Stephane Guivarc'h said yesterday that he had been humiliated by new boss Ruud Gullit and wanted to leave as soon as possible. The 28-year-old, who was a member of the World Cup winning team, said Gullit ordered him to train with the reserves. "If
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        97 43 RYAN GIGGS will bounce back for Manchester United tonight to lift the injury gloom at Old Trafford. Peter Schmeichel, Teddy Sheringham, Denis Irwin, Paul Scholes and Ronny Johnsen won't be playing. But Giggs hopes his return will put the smile back on coach Alex Ferguson's face. He missed
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      684 44  -  YOUNG HEWITT GOES DOWN IN HEART-STOPPING ACTION REPORTS BRIAN MILLER THE 5,000 crowd at the Singapore Indoor Stadium may have just had a glimpse of a future Grand Slam champion in 17-year-old Lleyton Hewitt last night. The Aussie wonder boy gave world No 3 and Heineken Open Singapore
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      370 45 WANT to be a Rios fan? Learn this cheer then: "Give me a Chi! Give me a Le! Chi, chi, chi, lee, lee, lee, viva Chile!" That was what a small but dedicated group of Rios fans were shouting during
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      379 45  -  By Brian Miller MARCELO Rios must have thought he was playing his quarter-final match in some back alley in downtown Santiago. Such was the support he received at the Indoor Stadium last night. To the incessant beat of rhythmic hand-clapping, the crowd chanted "Rios, Rios, Rios" while,
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      RIOSPEAK
      94 45 MARCELO RIOS: "I'm happy with how I played. It is always nice to win. As for Lleyton, he played good. He started well, took the first set and continued to hit good. "One thing I will say is that he is a fighter. "As for me, I'm feeling confident.
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      105 45 LLEYTON HEWII I: "I played my best match today. I'm pretty happy about how I played against Rios. Of course I'm a little disappointed, but I'll get over it. "The crowd was great. It was like a football match. One side was the Chilean supporters and on the other
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      545 46 Playmakers please IN 1996, Terry Venables announced he was leaving the England job. Many replacements were mentioned but none took the job. Hoddle also declined initially, but took the job after much persuasion. It clearly shows the best English manager is not managing England. As a manager,
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      Public enemy No 1
      142 47 THE events of the last two years tell the story of a loose cannon. Faith-healer Eileen Drewery was brought in to encourage the team, which only brought Hoddle ridicule. He had me in stitches when he declared that Michael Owen was "not a natural goal-scorer" months
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      No player support
      275 47 GLENN Hoddle should step down before the worst happens. For the sake of England he should go and avoid being thick-skinned like Graham Taylor way back in 1992. Somehow, I don't see why he should be leading the country with his mediocre background when the likes of
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      Hoddle must stay on
      197 47 THE truth is out. England drew 0-0 with Bulgaria in Wembley. Owen did not score. Shearer did not score. And Hoddle gets the blame. Is this what soccer is all about? The coach might be the one who selects the team but it is the players
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      Give Dublin a chance
      120 47 ENGLAND'S defence: Very solid with experienced players like Seaman, Adams, Le Saux, Gary Neville and Southgate. Midfield: Ince and Batty are basically defensive midfielders. The creativity to support the forwards comes from Lee and Redknapp. But still missing is the craftmanship of Gascoigne, so Hoddle should
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      Hoddle's trump
      96 47 NO. All is not lost. Hoddle still has the option of using David Beckham and Steve McManaman to pry open tight defences so that Mike Owen and Shearer canHbe on target. The barnstorming styles of Ince and Redknapp with their usual telegraphed and easily anticipated passes or crosses
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      England for the title
      87 47 YES, England has made a poor start but that doesn't mean the manager should be sacked. Losing 2-1 to Sweden is not a disgrace. And at Wembley the players just could not click. But when Beckham came back, England won 3-0 over Luxembourg. This is the
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      107 45 WHAT'S G(g)NE WHAT'S ®N How the matches went: Today's matches: q-finals: SiengSchalken (Hoi) v Marcelo Rios (Chi) bt Mark Woodforde (Aus) Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) 7-5, B Marcelos Rios (Chi) v 3-6,4-6 Jim Courier (US) Jim Courier (US) bt Doubles Jan-Michael Gambill (US) Andrei Pavel 6-4,6-4 (Rom)/Sargis Sargsian SjengSchalken(Hol)bt (Arm)vMahesh John
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    763 48  -  I REPORTS s GULAM GOAL 2010? Or Goal 2010! Is it a question mark? Or is it an exclamation mark? With this, Mr Mah Bow Tan, the Minister for Communications and the First Adviser to the Football Association of Singapore, launched a dream. A football dream which would
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    194 48 Two-thirds 'y es one-third 'no' THERE was dead silence when Mr Mah Bow Tan opened the floor to questioning. After a short wait, Mr Mah said: "Well, since there are no questions, let me ask a question. How many of you think this (Goal 2010) is impossible? "Just put up
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    And wouldn't it be a miracle?
    322 48 AS lunch was being served, I went over to Mr Mah Bow Tan and whispered into his ears that if Singapore made it to the 2010 World Cup, it would "the eighth wonder of the world". "I must say it would be a miracle,"
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      33 48 TENNIS: Rios suffers a very big scare Pages 46&47 SOCCER: Save Jurong campaign: Castle help Page 45 SOCCER: Gazza's sensational suicide bid Page 45 Best of England's Euro 2000 disaster Pages 48 49
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      590 51 The boss is a (fill in the blanks) A news report last week said that "bullying bosses" in Britain are making life "wretched" for millions of workers. Does the problem exist in Singapore? WOON WUITEK tracks down two people who Ve had "nightmare bosses"—and speaks to a recruitment expert FOR
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      311 51 HIS boss had only one problem an uncontrollable temper. Said systems consultant Peter (not his real name): "He simply could not control his emotions. He would yell at his people every day. He said such things as 'What the are you doing?!' and 'Are
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      383 51 POINTERS from Laletha Nithiyanandan, 39, managing director of personnel recruitment agency Business Trends, on why some bosses are 'nightmares': He may not have the temperament to be a boss. He may take out his frustrations on others. People can get around this for a while, but
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      170 52 I FEEL helpless at work because of my inferiority complex. I look confident on the outside but I don't feel that way. I have only one friend who supports me she is the only person who supports me in everything I do. I do not have
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      117 52 Miserable Girl is a 26-year-old senior executive. She has a wonderful boyfriend of five years and they intend to get married soon. He is 30 and a sales executive. However, she recently found out through a friend that he has been a playboy all along. He admitted
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      904 55 /T7N THE NEW PAPER Saturday, October 17,1998 m fgj TV Saturday Sunday channel channel channel channel 6.00 AM Wild Guide 6.00 AM Muka Huka 6.00 AM Extremists 6.00 AM Chinese Culture of Tea 6.30 Travel Travel 6.30 Bow 6.30 Pathfinders 6.30 Armless Youth 7.00 AH Saturday 700 Good Homing Singapore
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    913 60 V I kenjrBB@yahoo.com Kenjallehjr IT is with a heavy bottom that I plant myself in this seat to confess that, yes, I sat through the entire recent national healthy lifestyle campaign. I had a good reason. I was working. As opposed to working out. Anyone who
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